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    Simonstone Hall - a great all round experience for a post New Year break
    timbarber
    • Jan 3
    • 4 min

    Simonstone Hall - a great all round experience for a post New Year break

    I regularly stop for lunch at Simonstone Hall on my way up and over Buttertubs during my tours of the Yorkshire Dales. My guests are...
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    The Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman York
    timbarber
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman York

    With lockdown restrictions starting to ease, I have been lucky over the past week, to have completed 3 virtual tours of York for US...
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    A desolate past industrial lead mining landscape – a loop walk from Gunnerside
    timbarber
    • Apr 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    A desolate past industrial lead mining landscape – a loop walk from Gunnerside

    With the stay at home restriction being released on the previous Monday, I was desperate to get out and back up to the Yorkshire Dales....
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    Whitby’s "Snakestones" and the legend of St.Hilda
    timbarber
    • Mar 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Whitby’s "Snakestones" and the legend of St.Hilda

    I have loved fossil hunting since being a child and over the years with my kids I have spent hours scouring the beaches around Staithes...
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    Bridgerton in Yorkshire
    timbarber
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Bridgerton in Yorkshire

    Riding on the coat tails of smash-hit period dramas such as BBC’s Downtown Abbey and ITV’s Victoria, Netflix released its own romp...
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    A circular walk up Sharp Haw with a well-deserved beer!
    timbarber
    • Mar 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    A circular walk up Sharp Haw with a well-deserved beer!

    A recent socially distanced afternoon walk with my old rugby pal Tim and his vizsla Max involved a walk I had not done before, up to the...
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    Markenfield Hall - A hidden medieval moated manor house near Ripon
    timbarber
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 7 min

    Markenfield Hall - A hidden medieval moated manor house near Ripon

    The story of Markenfield Hall is a fascinating one. This medieval moated manor house situated on the outskirts of Ripon, really is one of...
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    Ilkley to The Doubler Stones loop walk
    timbarber
    • Feb 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Ilkley to The Doubler Stones loop walk

    This is a good lockdown leg stretch with a few short climbs to get your lungs going. A pal of mine Lee from Burnley (over on the...
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    A Detectorist's dream - the story behind the Middleham Jewel
    timbarber
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    A Detectorist's dream - the story behind the Middleham Jewel

    As a fan of the gentle BBC TV comedy series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones playing Andy and Lance, two hapless...
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    The story behind Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker's new name?
    timbarber
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    The story behind Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker's new name?

    It’s no secret amongst my friends that I am a fan of Timothy Taylor’s beers – with Landlord and Boltmaker being particular favourites....
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    Hungate in York - a brief history
    timbarber
    • Jun 7, 2020
    • 4 min

    Hungate in York - a brief history

    Last year, I was contacted by a property company who had just completed part of a new development of apartments in the Hungate area of...
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    A walk up Whernside - Yorkshire's Highest Peak
    timbarber
    • May 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    A walk up Whernside - Yorkshire's Highest Peak

    With lockdown restrictions lifted I decided to get up early and take a hike up Whernside with my wife and faithful black lab Bronte. I...
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    The Salamanca – The story of the world’s first commercially successful steam locomotive…
    timbarber
    • May 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Salamanca – The story of the world’s first commercially successful steam locomotive…

    An hours wait at Auto Windscreens in Middleton, Leeds was spent exploring the local area on foot and finally getting to visit The...
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    Beverley’s Frith Stool and the right of sanctuary
    timbarber
    • May 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Beverley’s Frith Stool and the right of sanctuary

    I often guide in Hull and Beverley, with the stunning gothic Beverley Minster a “must see” stop on my tours. Close to the Altar in the...
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    In the shadow of York Minster, St. Michael le Belfrey is a real historical gem
    timbarber
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    In the shadow of York Minster, St. Michael le Belfrey is a real historical gem

    Being so close to the Minster – St Michael le Belfrey on High Petergate in York often gets overlooked, but it has a wonderful history in...
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    Grantley Hall  - A review of a stay at Yorkshire's latest luxury hotel
    timbarber
    • Mar 29, 2020
    • 4 min

    Grantley Hall - A review of a stay at Yorkshire's latest luxury hotel

    Grantley Hall - a review of a stay at Yorkshire's latest luxury hotel.
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    I'm Tim Barber and since 2015 I have been running Real Yorkshire Tours - offering chauffeur guided small group tours for visitors to Yorkshire..

     

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